Settings Explained

Developing Locally

Specifications

Server configuration is a very complex topic and varies wildly between hosts, server operating systems, and even the personal preference of the server administrator. Below are the bare minimum requirements for the plugin along with the recommended setup to get the most out of this plugin. You may use ServerBuddy to help you determine how your server compares to our minimum requirements & recommendations.

We are trying to maintain bare minimum backup functionality for legacy versions as far back as WordPress v2.6 (though it's not pretty nor guaranteed to work perfectly at this time; we recommend only performing backups & direct restores for older versions and use it for safety while upgrading to the latest WordPress).

Write permissions to /wp-content/uploads/ for the user running BackupBuddy.

BackupBuddy requires the uploads directory to be in the standard WordPress location.

Backups will be stored in /wp-content/uploads/backupbuddy_backups/

Temporary files will be stored in /wp-content/uploads/backupbuddy_temp/xxxxxxx/ (temporarily generated at each backup)

Free disk space equal to or greater than the entire size of your site once compressed.

wp-config.php file must be in WordPress installation directory OR (starting with BackupBuddy v3.0) in the parent directory.

Host Compatibility

Misc. Information

Troubleshooting

Frequently Seen Support Issues

Problems? We have compiled a list of issues and solutions to many problems that we have seen encountered before. Frequently Seen Support Issues to attempt to narrow down your problem and find a solution.

BackupBuddy: Error Codes

Receive an error code? Check out the Error Codes page for explanations.

BETA indicates that Multisite functionality has known issues and is not reccomended for production use except at your own risk. We do NOT guarantee its functionality or provide guaranteed support for beta products.